Ad Dekkers

Dutch, 1938 - 1974

Adriaan "Ad" Dekkers was a Dutch artist mostly known for his reliefs involving simple geometrical forms. From the early 1960s Dekkers focused mainly on reliefs, mostly made of plastic. By 1968 he was recognized as a master in this area and started creating monumental sculptures and reliefs in architectural environment. His works became accepted at major international exhibitions, such as the Biennale de Paris in 1965 and documenta in Kassel in 1968. He also had a number of solo exhibitions in the Netherlands. After his death in 1974, his works were exhibited in Eindhoven and Düsseldorf and placed in museums in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England and the United States.

Biography of Ad Dekkers (Tate)

Cirkel, eerste fase van cirkel naar vierkant, 1968

Cirkel, eerste fase van cirkel naar vierkant, 1968

Provenance:
Acquired in 1968 directly from the artist at his studio

Literature:
Blotkamp, C, Ad Dekkers, The Hague: Staatsdrukkerij, 1981, cat. no. 115, ill. p. 185

Artworks

Ad Dekkers, Vertikale Middendeling als Zaagsnede in Vierkant, 1973

Ad Dekkers, Vertikale Middendeling als Zaagsnede in Vierkant, 1973

painted panel, white
60 x 60 cm
Ad Dekkers, Houtgrafiek no. IV, 1970

Ad Dekkers, Houtgrafiek no. IV, 1970

signed and dated on the reverse
painted wood, white
120 x 120 x 2 cm
Ad Dekkers, Driedeling door oplopende zaagsneden, 1971

Ad Dekkers, Driedeling door oplopende zaagsneden, 1971

signed, titled and dated on the reverse
painted panel, white
120 x 120 x 2 cm
Ad Dekkers, Cirkel, eerste fase van cirkel naar vierkant, 1968

Ad Dekkers, Cirkel, eerste fase van cirkel naar vierkant, 1968

signed, titled and dated on the reverse: "Cirkel, Eerste fase van cirkel naar vierkant, omgezet 1968, Ad Dekkers, Holland. Aluminium Ø 90 cm"
anodized aluminium
Ø 90 cm

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